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and fema. and very importantly, allowing nonprofits for the first time to be eligible for economic injury disaster loans. if this in a storm like this the first groups that are going to be turned to is your volunteers, chamber of commerce, your local organizations that were themselves devastated, losing headquarters, losing member, losing staff members, sometimes in loss of life. people have moved away or not living in the community where they lived. it is important get these nonprofit organizations back up. they will become the leaders in the recovery. building on these reforms the 2010 small business reform jobs act allowing a culture businesses to receive economic recovery loans. i hope these will come in handy this time around. so i'm pleased to report the time prime for home loans has been reduced to 74 days. business loans from sandy are averaging 10 days compared to the 66 days in 2005. however, i do think we need to do more in terms of getting money on the ground and we'll share of what
and fema. and very importantly, allowing nonprofits for the first time to be eligible for economic injury disaster loans. if this in a storm like this the first groups that are going to be turned to is your volunteers, chamber of commerce, your local organizations that were themselves devastated, losing headquarters, losing member, losing staff members, sometimes in loss of life. people have moved away or not living in the community where they lived. it is important get these nonprofit...
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there are constraints on what fema can do. it'll stop them from rebuilding a homeowner that is waiting for a decision about whether they will have more than $31,000 to rebuild literally cannot get on with their lives but there is not a decision about whether the resources would be available. they had access to assistance from the small business administration. they are limited. what we often see is that because they have loan programs the smaller businesses because the neighborhoods are destroyed or deeply damaged, their prospects are shaky. supporting the loan is going to be impossible. we have thousands of small businesses that are stopped in their tracks. these are decisions that need to be made literally in the next few weeks i would also just at that this goes beyond those types of decisions. he could attest to how important the economy of the shore is in new jersey. whether or not we're able to move quickly enough to restore the small businesses for the summer season and is the decision if we do not have a supplemental i
there are constraints on what fema can do. it'll stop them from rebuilding a homeowner that is waiting for a decision about whether they will have more than $31,000 to rebuild literally cannot get on with their lives but there is not a decision about whether the resources would be available. they had access to assistance from the small business administration. they are limited. what we often see is that because they have loan programs the smaller businesses because the neighborhoods are...
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the mayor tells us there is no lingering problems that the fema is dealing with. they are working on beach maintenance and replenishment. >> tonight's medical alert. a new study out of john hopkins shows that fasting might be key for epilepsy patients. researchers tell us that children with seizures that are treated with a high-fat low carb diet may get an added benefit from fasting. the results suggest that combined these practices can reduce seizures. fasting could be represent a new way to change the metabolism of children with epilepsy. it looks like the coating on aspirin pills could eliminate the drug's effectiveness in reducing strokes or heart attacks. researchers say they have found resistance to the medication may not be the problem at all. the coding may prevent as print from being absorbs in a way that allows aspirin to do its job. bayer who makes aspirin says when used as directed their medication has meaningful benefits. the lamps used to dry your nails after a manicure does not cause skin cancer. there was some concern they they could be linked to a
the mayor tells us there is no lingering problems that the fema is dealing with. they are working on beach maintenance and replenishment. >> tonight's medical alert. a new study out of john hopkins shows that fasting might be key for epilepsy patients. researchers tell us that children with seizures that are treated with a high-fat low carb diet may get an added benefit from fasting. the results suggest that combined these practices can reduce seizures. fasting could be represent a new...
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fema will still be a bureaucracy. there will still be a lot of documentation requirements and rules. hopefully there will be more money available through the bill. host: we're talking with dan friedman about the senate passing the $60 billion hurricane sandy aid package. dan friedman is an undergraduate of the university of pennsylvania and has a master's degree from the london school of economics and political science. james calling from missouri on the line for independents. caller: political calculation is difficult when you taking all factors. one factor having to do with sandy and news coverage had to do with rising surge levels, all of which was well documented. it was the first time they had water in the subways. people are trying to figure out why. i am an environmentalist, as you can tell. people are trying to figure out why mr. romney lost the election. towards the end of his campaign, he made one statement. he said, i am not in this race to stop the rising tides in the ocean or save the planet. that tells y
fema will still be a bureaucracy. there will still be a lot of documentation requirements and rules. hopefully there will be more money available through the bill. host: we're talking with dan friedman about the senate passing the $60 billion hurricane sandy aid package. dan friedman is an undergraduate of the university of pennsylvania and has a master's degree from the london school of economics and political science. james calling from missouri on the line for independents. caller: political...
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governor o'malley announced that decision by fema yesterday. that leaves baltimore county as the only one in the state not to receive help from the governor. the aid will help pay for damages to buildings and roads, as well as debris removal. somerset county will receive aid for individual homeowners and business owners. several other counties on the eastern shore and western maryland were denied that money. >>> 4:51 now. time for traffic on the 1s. tom kierein here to tell us more about the forecast. wet this morning, tom? >> we've had overnight light rain. that's ended now. we had really dense fog earlier last night and around midnight. since then, it's dissipated. take a i look at what's happening over the last 12 hours. we have a front moving into western west virginia triggering a few sprinkles that. that front will be arriving here later this morning. as it moves in, it will bring in blustery winds. temperatures are in the 40s. most of the region from the shenandoah valley into the mountains, but around the metro area, the areas in green
governor o'malley announced that decision by fema yesterday. that leaves baltimore county as the only one in the state not to receive help from the governor. the aid will help pay for damages to buildings and roads, as well as debris removal. somerset county will receive aid for individual homeowners and business owners. several other counties on the eastern shore and western maryland were denied that money. >>> 4:51 now. time for traffic on the 1s. tom kierein here to tell us more...
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. >> one subway station will cost over $500 million the white house says that fema is already dealing with more than 230,000 claims that were filed right after the tragedy more are expected especially from seniors who need help filling out their forms. gov chris christy went to capitol hill and the white house to personally asked for emergency funds from his state some republicans say he is grandstanding christy has gone on the record saying that sandy's victims are its first concern, not politics kate middleton has been released from the hospital in london apparently feeling much better the duchess spend three days in that hospital for treatment over to morning sickness she is expected to stay at kensington palace for some rest. the due date hasn't been announced but she is not yet 12 weeks pregnant the first day in the nation to legalize marijuana for recreational use washington state. under the state law now anyone over 21 years of age is allowed to carry up to 1 oz, pot use and possession under anyone 21 is still a violation. the justice department is reviewing the law because fed
. >> one subway station will cost over $500 million the white house says that fema is already dealing with more than 230,000 claims that were filed right after the tragedy more are expected especially from seniors who need help filling out their forms. gov chris christy went to capitol hill and the white house to personally asked for emergency funds from his state some republicans say he is grandstanding christy has gone on the record saying that sandy's victims are its first concern, not...
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. >> fema has provided over 14 million meals, over 16 million liters of water, over 1.6 million blankets and over 100,000 tarps. >> forced hundreds of thousands of families from their homes. >> one subway station south ferry is going to south over $500 million, nearly 600 million to repair. >> reporter: families impacted by the storm say it has been a huge blow. >> it doesn't seem like new york. i feel like we're in a third world country right now. >> reporter: so the governors of two state hit hard by sandy are taking their case to washington. new jersey governor chris christie meeting with white house and capitol hill officials thursday, new york governor andrew cuomo making the trip on monday. combined they are asking for more than $77 billion of federal relief. white house press secretary jay carney said wednesday it's too early to say how much relief money the obama administration will request. he pointed out the administration has already designated more than $2 billion. transportation secretary ray lahood announced 10 million more dollars for new jersey thursday. emily schmidt, wa
. >> fema has provided over 14 million meals, over 16 million liters of water, over 1.6 million blankets and over 100,000 tarps. >> forced hundreds of thousands of families from their homes. >> one subway station south ferry is going to south over $500 million, nearly 600 million to repair. >> reporter: families impacted by the storm say it has been a huge blow. >> it doesn't seem like new york. i feel like we're in a third world country right now. >>...
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chris: better to be about fema than the i.r.s. if you're a democrat. who had the best year in 2012? chris: welcome back. our final awards category for the show, who besides the obamas obviously had the best year? our four choices. the brits. the queen celebrated 60 years on the throne. there's a future queen or king on the way next summer obviously. and the olympics were a smash. or was it the guys like david plouffe and nate silver who nailed this election result from way back? or was it the gay rights movement with four states effectively voting for same sex marriage? and polls showing big increase in public approval. in fact, same sex marriage is now a majority opinion in this country. or finally, the clintons. did bill and hillary clinton have best year of 2012? sam donaldson. >> i'll go with the queen because i don't want to be political. she's done a great job. she came to washington a few years ago as you know. and the garden party at the embassy and one of 10,000 people there. a lot of people talked to her. i couldn't dare as a person from scotland. i was afraid i would say
chris: better to be about fema than the i.r.s. if you're a democrat. who had the best year in 2012? chris: welcome back. our final awards category for the show, who besides the obamas obviously had the best year? our four choices. the brits. the queen celebrated 60 years on the throne. there's a future queen or king on the way next summer obviously. and the olympics were a smash. or was it the guys like david plouffe and nate silver who nailed this election result from way back? or was it the...
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based its estimates on the old fema model because they don't work on new models. we've learned that in the health care debate and other debates. so the c.b.o. study is wrong. is just wrong. so those are the three arguments made against it. and none of them really hold up. i say to my colleagues,, if you can find stuff that's not disaster related in here, that's a legitimate argument, and we'll work with you and scour the package more. but on offsets, on mitigation, and on this idea let's just give the money needed for one year and wait and see what happens in the second year, you just can't rebuild an area if you do those things, most of which are counterinterest transit qif. so, mr. president, there are a few more points i want to make. new york has to do several things at once. we have to simultaneously rebuild but we also have to protect against future storms. and to rebuild now makes sense and to protect makes sense. we can either invest in protections now or we'll pay later. that is vital to know. second, i'd make the point that within about two weeks after k
based its estimates on the old fema model because they don't work on new models. we've learned that in the health care debate and other debates. so the c.b.o. study is wrong. is just wrong. so those are the three arguments made against it. and none of them really hold up. i say to my colleagues,, if you can find stuff that's not disaster related in here, that's a legitimate argument, and we'll work with you and scour the package more. but on offsets, on mitigation, and on this idea let's just...
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. >> the federal emergency management agency or fema is covering repairs to public areas on the eastern shore but says the storm did not cause enough damage to justify assistance to individuals who lost homes or businesses, more reason donation efforts like this one are crucial and timely. >> a lot of times it's easy for us to get consumed in what we need and want and this helps us to not focus internally but focus on others around us. >> from towson tim williams wjz eyewitness news. >> items from the relief effort are expected to reach new york sometime on monday. >>> a farmer turns a 200-acre field into a giant proposal, but not everything went according to to plan. a washington man used a tractor to plow a message into the field. a little snowy out there. it wasn't until the couple was up in an airplane when his fiancee saw the message. look closely. it says jody will you marry me but the j is backyards. she decided to marry him anyway. the couple plans to get hitched next month. >> wrong j. >> it worked. >> mission accomplished right? >> that's pretty creative. >> and snow up there
. >> the federal emergency management agency or fema is covering repairs to public areas on the eastern shore but says the storm did not cause enough damage to justify assistance to individuals who lost homes or businesses, more reason donation efforts like this one are crucial and timely. >> a lot of times it's easy for us to get consumed in what we need and want and this helps us to not focus internally but focus on others around us. >> from towson tim williams wjz...
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but fema has denied a request for aid to hundreds of eastern shore residents. fema officials say the storm didn't cause enough damage to justify federal assistance for people who lost homes or businesses. state officials plan to appeal that. >>> tourists are getting a close-up look at lava flowing into the ocean from the kilauea volcano on hawaii's big island. lava cascading off 40-foot cliffs into the waters below. it's been erupting since 1983. but there has been an a recent increase in pressure and activity. this is the first time in nearly a year that the volcano has been volatile enough to send lava into the ocean. experts aren't sure how long this phenomenon will last. so a lot of tourists are making the most of it. pretty impressive pictures. >> we'll probably see that in the next episode of national geographic. >> there you go. >> they're always on it. >>> how are you loving jim's voice? >> i kind of like it. >> it sounds like bing crosby. >> you can sing white christmas after this. >> there you go. >> something new and different. >> he was yelling at t
but fema has denied a request for aid to hundreds of eastern shore residents. fema officials say the storm didn't cause enough damage to justify federal assistance for people who lost homes or businesses. state officials plan to appeal that. >>> tourists are getting a close-up look at lava flowing into the ocean from the kilauea volcano on hawaii's big island. lava cascading off 40-foot cliffs into the waters below. it's been erupting since 1983. but there has been an a recent increase...
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the disaster declaration process, the standards that fema use toes make a declaration -- uses to make a declaration, fema's management of its disaster relief fund, and the overall costs that were associated with disasters at the state, local, and federal level, and without objection, madam president, i'd like to put that -- that g.a.o. report in the record as part of this discussion. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. blunt: in the response, in the report that we'll file, the g.a.o. said a third of the disasters over the last eight years had cost the federal government less than $10 million. and they also said that the level of loss necessary to declare a disaster hadn't changed in a couple of decades. so my concern was, and the report leveled it out, that we do have a big disaster like sandy, we've almost always spent all the money because it was pretty easy to have a governor ask for a disaster and the president to declare it, and then the money is gone. fema primarily relied on the per capita damage indicator as the criteria rather than whether or not the local community
the disaster declaration process, the standards that fema use toes make a declaration -- uses to make a declaration, fema's management of its disaster relief fund, and the overall costs that were associated with disasters at the state, local, and federal level, and without objection, madam president, i'd like to put that -- that g.a.o. report in the record as part of this discussion. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. blunt: in the response, in the report that we'll file, the g.a.o....
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first, it was established in 1996, but fema failed to update it. and second, simply using the per capita damage indicator is an unfair way to assess whether or not a disaster has occurred. and let me explain why. if you have a small populated state versus a large populated state, where you have a concentration of people in an area, you won't ever attain it if you have a large population. whereas if you have a small population, you will, with the exact same event. my question is: should oklahoma benefit on a per capita basis the same event happen in oklahoma happens in los angeles. and we get declared an emergency, and los angeles doesn't. and that's what's happened to us as we've not updated this per capita damage indicator. it is really unfair for the large and more populous states that we do it that way. all we're saying is take the g.a.o. report and follow some of the recommendations. and what are they? fema to review the per capita damage indicator and initiate a rule-making to modernize it. it would require the fema administrator to update the
first, it was established in 1996, but fema failed to update it. and second, simply using the per capita damage indicator is an unfair way to assess whether or not a disaster has occurred. and let me explain why. if you have a small populated state versus a large populated state, where you have a concentration of people in an area, you won't ever attain it if you have a large population. whereas if you have a small population, you will, with the exact same event. my question is: should oklahoma...
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fema generally reimburses states for 75% of repair costs. at 10:00 a.m. eastern time, the house transportation committee will need to hear testimony from fema administrator craig fugate. those are the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> we have had these explosions of knowledge in madison, but we have not coordinated care, and all of these services and adding so many cracks that they are as harmful as the diseases that we are treating. you have to step back and ask, are we hurting people overall? on a global level, what are we doing sometimes? now, we have these reports saying that 30% of everything we do might not be necessary in health care? 30% of the medications, the procedures? this is something that i think is really being called out as a problem. this function in the u.s. health-care industry, dr. marty makary on what health care companies will not tell you. his new book, "unaccountable." "washington journal" continues. host: as part of the fiscal cliff that is looming, we look at different aspects, today, the alternative minimum tax, which will i
fema generally reimburses states for 75% of repair costs. at 10:00 a.m. eastern time, the house transportation committee will need to hear testimony from fema administrator craig fugate. those are the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> we have had these explosions of knowledge in madison, but we have not coordinated care, and all of these services and adding so many cracks that they are as harmful as the diseases that we are treating. you have to step back and ask, are we hurting people...
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governor o'malley announced the decision by fema yesterday. that leaves baltimore county as the only county in the state not getting some help from the government. the aid will help pay for damage to public buildings and roads as well as debris removal. somerset county on the eastern shore will also receive aid for individual homeowners and business owners. several other counties on the eastern shore and western maryland were denied that money. >>> time for weather and traffic on the 1s. we're starting off a little wet out there. it's not raining right now, tom kierein. >> there's no fog. the fog has dissipated. it was thick last night. but since we've had the winds picking up out of the southwest, that fog has been swept away. now a clear view of the capitol from our nbc4 hd city camera. live picture on this tuesday morning, 18th day of december. 50 at reagan national. the wind out of the southwest at 5 to 10 miles per hour. occasionally gusts to 15 miles per hour. ahead of a front and disturbance triggering -- in west virginia, up into south
governor o'malley announced the decision by fema yesterday. that leaves baltimore county as the only county in the state not getting some help from the government. the aid will help pay for damage to public buildings and roads as well as debris removal. somerset county on the eastern shore will also receive aid for individual homeowners and business owners. several other counties on the eastern shore and western maryland were denied that money. >>> time for weather and traffic on the...
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in other words, the left-hand of fema may not know what the right hand is doing. in some cities could receive funding from the same pot for the same thing. host: let's go to order in virginia. caller: good morning. the terrorism the started with 9/11 has seemed to make us become victims. look at the internal terrorism never severed last week. a lot of the house to do with the -- -- we suffered last week. a lot of that has to do with the pollution that our kids suffer killing oriented, should be oriented. host: arthur, you live in california and we saw on this map that california gets the most money for security in initiatives in dhs funds. do you think that california should get a lot of money? do you think the state is the best decision -- and best place to make the decision of what to do with it? caller: yes, in cooperation with the federal level. but you should not have to just create another bureaucracy nabhan not produce results regarding safety, especially internal safety -- that will not produce results regarding safety, especially internal safety. guest: t
in other words, the left-hand of fema may not know what the right hand is doing. in some cities could receive funding from the same pot for the same thing. host: let's go to order in virginia. caller: good morning. the terrorism the started with 9/11 has seemed to make us become victims. look at the internal terrorism never severed last week. a lot of the house to do with the -- -- we suffered last week. a lot of that has to do with the pollution that our kids suffer killing oriented, should be...
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according to fema, vicious heat waves, wildfires, hurricanes, and severe storms will cost this year alone more than $100 billion in repair costs. in new york, fox news. >> we had a white christmas, some of us did and now a white new year's? >> it went from being unusually mild to below normal temperatures and we end up with this stuff. where it's cold enough, it's snow and where it's not, it's rain. and 38 in town. gaithersburg, down to 32 and dulles is 36. it will be cold enough tomorrow morning when the snow gets here for most of us. the clouds at 7 and some clouds at 9, mostly clouds at 11:00 and some temperatures into the mid-30s or so and in advance of the big conglomeration of snow and mixture through parts of southern illinois and rain through tennessee and thunderstorms through the deep south, it looks like that christmas storm but it's not nearly as potent and some lows tonight above freezing and that doesn't matter. cold enough to snow and if that comes down heavy enough, it will do accumulating in the city and the greatest to the north and west and frederick, 29 and we're talki
according to fema, vicious heat waves, wildfires, hurricanes, and severe storms will cost this year alone more than $100 billion in repair costs. in new york, fox news. >> we had a white christmas, some of us did and now a white new year's? >> it went from being unusually mild to below normal temperatures and we end up with this stuff. where it's cold enough, it's snow and where it's not, it's rain. and 38 in town. gaithersburg, down to 32 and dulles is 36. it will be cold enough...
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wasn't just happy talk letter after letter and storm after stride in crisis jefferson returned to the fema again and again and again and often the was the only thing you had to hold on to was hope because the fact of the matter as jon adams said was stubborn things and they were always moving in directions of this is what he said later in life. i have observed the march of civilization advancing from the seacoast passing over like a cloud of light increasing our knowledge and improving our condition and where this progress will stop, no one can say and so we move on. thanks very much. [applause] thanks for the delightful talk and i assure the book will be just as good. this will seem like an odd question that at the end you were talking about progress and jefferson's curiosity. he was a francophile. one of the things set in motion was the french revolution. what did he think of that? >> well, as ever it depends on when you ask him. the french revolution he was caught up in many ways in the drama of the early years lafayette and others met at his house and there is some debate about the rol
wasn't just happy talk letter after letter and storm after stride in crisis jefferson returned to the fema again and again and again and often the was the only thing you had to hold on to was hope because the fact of the matter as jon adams said was stubborn things and they were always moving in directions of this is what he said later in life. i have observed the march of civilization advancing from the seacoast passing over like a cloud of light increasing our knowledge and improving our...
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despite what fema has tried to do, >> as i said this doesn't make sense. so the combination of having mitigation moneys and doing it through the relief program, the transportation relief program makes since. new orleans under the old program was forced to buy old buses. that made no sense. we need flexibility and that's why we need a relief account. in conclusion, new york has no choice, we have to rebuild and adapt to protect against future storms. new york and new jersey is a water front region. we are in violent weather realities and we have to adapt. i want to thank the chair and the committee for a chance to speak. >> thank you very much, senator. senator? >> thank you. thank you, mr. chairman. i want to say that your leadership in this committee and the appropriations committee is going to be quick to new jersey and we appreciate, not only your leadership in those positions but the leadership you've shown alongside those of us who are trying to restore the lives of the people of new jersey. so you are critically important to our success for the regio
despite what fema has tried to do, >> as i said this doesn't make sense. so the combination of having mitigation moneys and doing it through the relief program, the transportation relief program makes since. new orleans under the old program was forced to buy old buses. that made no sense. we need flexibility and that's why we need a relief account. in conclusion, new york has no choice, we have to rebuild and adapt to protect against future storms. new york and new jersey is a water...
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according to fema, vicious heatwaves, wildfires, hurricanes and severe storms will cost this year alone more than $100 billion in repair costs. in new york i'm meteorologist janice dean, fox news. >> you look at all that and you almost forget about our own derecho here in our area. >> the weather was so bad this year i feel like you guys were making up names like haboob did she say in her story and derecho? where do those come from? >> here's another one for you, cold moon. that's what we have tonight. >> sounds like a wine, have some cold moon. >> would that be a red or a chardonnay? i'm not sure. >>> isn't it beautiful? craig little, the photographer who captured this for us earlier this evening and those nice high thin cirrus clouds out ahead of it. i didn't look at it, but probably with those clouds in front of it there was probably a big ring around the moon and old folklore would tell you that means weather change is coming and that's what happens. we do have snow that will start moving of the in 38 now in town, out in the suburbs pretty chilly, manassas freezing at 32, winchester
according to fema, vicious heatwaves, wildfires, hurricanes and severe storms will cost this year alone more than $100 billion in repair costs. in new york i'm meteorologist janice dean, fox news. >> you look at all that and you almost forget about our own derecho here in our area. >> the weather was so bad this year i feel like you guys were making up names like haboob did she say in her story and derecho? where do those come from? >> here's another one for you, cold moon....
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fema says they have enough money to help with recovery efforts. the director says $4.8 billion is still available but new york, new jersey an connecticut is appealing for more aid immediately. they are asking important another $8.3 billion for all the recovery. it killed 25 people in the u.s. and. >> nhl owners and players meeting late tuesday to help stalled labor talks. they meet wuitd two key figures. the commissioner and the director. 81 day long lock out has wiped out all games through the 14th. they plan to speak again in the morning ahead of the nhl's board of governors meetings. now back to greta. >> greta: how? a california teachers' union producing a video cartoon called tax the rich. >> over i'm ric time rich peopld they weren't rich enough so they came up with ways to get richer. the first way was with tax cuts. they say why should i care witht other non-rich people. i can hire people to work for me for less money than taxes cost. then i can keep the rest of my taxes for me. meanwhile, instead of investing in things most people would a
fema says they have enough money to help with recovery efforts. the director says $4.8 billion is still available but new york, new jersey an connecticut is appealing for more aid immediately. they are asking important another $8.3 billion for all the recovery. it killed 25 people in the u.s. and. >> nhl owners and players meeting late tuesday to help stalled labor talks. they meet wuitd two key figures. the commissioner and the director. 81 day long lock out has wiped out all games...
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fugate, the administrator from fema -- and, wow, didn't he do a great job? -- and the creativity of shaun donovan at h.u.d. we all felt we were in it together. and i want to thank them for their work. what does that mean? just in sommerset county alone, 619 people have applied for individual assistance. they were eligible for about a million dollars. when we're talking about all of this money, a million might not mean like a lot in the federal budget but it sure meant a lot in the sommerset county family budget. i'm proud of what i did working with you to help do this and i really am proud of what our colleagues have done to really come to work on this legislation. we have outstanding subcommittee chairs in this, and i'll talk about this into wrap-up. but they did a great job. under president obama's leadership, the executive branch functioned in a primetime way. now it's up to us to function in a primetime way and to move this bill. the supplemental package provides well-tailored resources. yes, $11.5 billion for fema disaster relief, $300 million for commu
fugate, the administrator from fema -- and, wow, didn't he do a great job? -- and the creativity of shaun donovan at h.u.d. we all felt we were in it together. and i want to thank them for their work. what does that mean? just in sommerset county alone, 619 people have applied for individual assistance. they were eligible for about a million dollars. when we're talking about all of this money, a million might not mean like a lot in the federal budget but it sure meant a lot in the sommerset...
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postwar era won the national elections but only after accepting the legitimacy with the basic political fema established by the regime party. it's interesting to read the platforms and the democratic party in the 1840's because the assault the whigs for copying them we dhaka was the case to read the federalist party that died in the jeffersonian era didn't try to do that as a consequence of which they did it die out. new systems come apart when issues developed that cannot be addressed in the existing structural politics are resist the remedies that have worked in the past. such issues to report or discredit the interest associated with them. at the same time the permit and the politics of convention and creativity. thomas jefferson and james madison invented the mass political party as an instrument by which they sought alexander hamilton and his policies he. though they thought the party should wither away in doing this, jefferson and madison developed a fairly sophisticated theory of parties and the 17 nineties and madison wrote a fair amount about this. his idea was that the republican s
postwar era won the national elections but only after accepting the legitimacy with the basic political fema established by the regime party. it's interesting to read the platforms and the democratic party in the 1840's because the assault the whigs for copying them we dhaka was the case to read the federalist party that died in the jeffersonian era didn't try to do that as a consequence of which they did it die out. new systems come apart when issues developed that cannot be addressed in the...
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. >> fema announced who will be provided funds to recover from the storm. lowell melser has more. >> maryland woke up to this headline. "u.s. denies aid to maryland storm victims." this is the picture of the face of maryland during the storm. >> senator barbara mikulski speaks wednesday at a senate appropriations subcommittee on capitol hill expressing sadness fema denied the state's request for individual residents of the lower eastern shore affected by superstorm sandy. also in attendance, senator ben carden who pointed out while the state was spared from devastation seen to the north, 30 inches of north fell in parts of garrett county to the west and areas around crisfield were destroyed by flooding. >> if you live in crisfield, maryland, you are suffering as badly as any community in this that are notmes habitable. >> both governor o'malley and n.e.m.a. director have pledged to appeal the denial. another lawmaker has said, "i cannot remember a public policy decision that more deeply grieved me than that of the denial of assistance to somerset counties,
. >> fema announced who will be provided funds to recover from the storm. lowell melser has more. >> maryland woke up to this headline. "u.s. denies aid to maryland storm victims." this is the picture of the face of maryland during the storm. >> senator barbara mikulski speaks wednesday at a senate appropriations subcommittee on capitol hill expressing sadness fema denied the state's request for individual residents of the lower eastern shore affected by superstorm...
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the concept is fema will determine what capabilities to the states need to change. -- to achieve. what level are they at? what money should go to fund the gaps? but the states make the decisions about what localities get the money and what the lookout is will spend it on. -- localities will specifically spend it all. the urban program is designed specifically to address terrorism threats and is designed to help multiple jurisdictions in urban areas to prepare for and respond to terrorist attacks. a large portion of the urban population is in the u.s. are multinational, like washington, -- multi-jurisdictional, in washington, d.c. -- d.c. and we need to know how to respond to terrorism. there is,, virginia, and montgomery county, which is maryland. host: in this figure, we see some of the biggest states in red. california and new york, and then the color scheme goes down from their depending on how much money they've gotten parents why california -- they've gotten. why california and new york? is it because they are such big urban areas? guest: it is a combination of daud and also
the concept is fema will determine what capabilities to the states need to change. -- to achieve. what level are they at? what money should go to fund the gaps? but the states make the decisions about what localities get the money and what the lookout is will spend it on. -- localities will specifically spend it all. the urban program is designed specifically to address terrorism threats and is designed to help multiple jurisdictions in urban areas to prepare for and respond to terrorist...
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the governor is in washington this morning, chris christie is in washington this morning, to ask fema for cash as in christie wants the feds to pick up 100% of the tab, perhaps unusual from a fiscal conservative who once said this. >> because the american people no longer believe this is a place where only their willingness to work hard and to act with honor and integrity and ingenuity determines their success in life. then we'll have a bunch of people sitting on a couch waiting for the next government check. >> times are different now. governor christie is asking the governor for a big check today. will he get it? >> reporter: unclear. that really is maybe the nearly $38 billion question, maybe more. in fact, i want to put on the screen some of the numbers that we're talking about. chris christie generally asked for almost $38 billion. you see 36.$8 billi8 billion an governor of new york asking for 42 billion. there have been reports that the administration will maybe send up a request for emergency spending, so-called supplemental request for somewhere in the range of $50 billion wh
the governor is in washington this morning, chris christie is in washington this morning, to ask fema for cash as in christie wants the feds to pick up 100% of the tab, perhaps unusual from a fiscal conservative who once said this. >> because the american people no longer believe this is a place where only their willingness to work hard and to act with honor and integrity and ingenuity determines their success in life. then we'll have a bunch of people sitting on a couch waiting for the...
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a total of 9500 families or individuals have checked into votel paid for by fema. and the small business administration has approved about $245 million in low- interest loans. overall, what does that mean for states in disaster relief? guest: disaster relief is tricky. most of them benefit individuals. the aid in general will help homeowners. and then the other types of aid will be areas where it might be the army corps of engineers where we are going in and doing infrastructure improvements to shore up levees, to replace the public infrastructure that has been destroyed. that is often the federal activity. the main area where states see impact from fema assistance is in the community development block grant. that is a block grant that cities use largely. it is very flexible. they can use it to help in their recovery efforts in the most flexible way possible host: new mexico has two air force bases, two national research allowance, and many folks are dependent on federal money for work and assistance programs. for her. -- it will hurt. , democratic caller. caller:
a total of 9500 families or individuals have checked into votel paid for by fema. and the small business administration has approved about $245 million in low- interest loans. overall, what does that mean for states in disaster relief? guest: disaster relief is tricky. most of them benefit individuals. the aid in general will help homeowners. and then the other types of aid will be areas where it might be the army corps of engineers where we are going in and doing infrastructure improvements to...
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he wants fema to reimburse the state for 100% of its emergency costs following superstorm sandy. the total? nearly $40 billion. >>> we've heard the controversy surrounding the food stamp program. another politician is taking the challenge to see what it's like for other people who rely on it. newark mayor cory booker is pledging to live off food stamps for one week, joining other celebrities like mario batali, colorado governor john hickenlooper, philadelphia mayor michael nutter and representative robert brady. joining me now is sister simone campbell. thank you, sister, for joining us this morning. >> glad to be with you, carol. >> i wondered what you felt about mayor booker's exercise. what do you think? is he doing the right thing? >> i think anything that brings attention of ordinary folks to the struggle of people, low-income neem our society, this probably is a step forward. i think he will find it quite challenging. when we were in milwaukee during a tour, our bus tour, we discov discovered a man and his wife and two kids who used food stamps for breakfast and lunch durin
he wants fema to reimburse the state for 100% of its emergency costs following superstorm sandy. the total? nearly $40 billion. >>> we've heard the controversy surrounding the food stamp program. another politician is taking the challenge to see what it's like for other people who rely on it. newark mayor cory booker is pledging to live off food stamps for one week, joining other celebrities like mario batali, colorado governor john hickenlooper, philadelphia mayor michael nutter and...
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fema may lose as much as $878 million and this would go to persons who are victims of disasters. persons who receive rental assistance may lose as much as $2.3 billion in help. it is not enough to live and allow others to live. we have to live and help others to have a better quality of life. let's avert and avoid the fiscal disaster. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek to be recognized? >> permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. mr. perlmutter: thank you, mr. speaker. we've heard about it already, friday was a terrible day in america. terrible day in connecticut. and i represent the city of aurora, colorado, so we had a terrible day on july 20 in colorado where 12 people were killed and 58 were injured through assault weapons and these assault clips, these high-capacity clips. we've had numerous people killed at a sikh temple since then and shots were fired in a shopping center in oregon just last week. assault weapons, assault clips
fema may lose as much as $878 million and this would go to persons who are victims of disasters. persons who receive rental assistance may lose as much as $2.3 billion in help. it is not enough to live and allow others to live. we have to live and help others to have a better quality of life. let's avert and avoid the fiscal disaster. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek to be recognized? >> permission to...
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i agree with our fema head that these multiple platforms can help improve our public safety profile all round. one of the things we do during crises like these is make sure when they have power are other issues affected, we immediately do what we need to stay on the air. we granted a number of special temporary authorization to make sure broadcasters could stay on the air. it is a hard thing for broadcasters and others to do. the broadcasting industry, the cable industry, and to the worst parts of the storm, each of those sectors have people on the ground. >> many citizens in the states lost access to wireless and intel -- an internet. does this highlight the approach we discussed about the need for a balanced spectrum policy that includes unlicensed uses like wifi? >> yes. much.bnknks so >> look forward to the results of your hearings of well. i think the committee on both sides is very -- are very concerned about a response in a disaster situation. as we talked after the mission might eas test initiative for the first time, it did not come out as we would hope. these things matter a l
i agree with our fema head that these multiple platforms can help improve our public safety profile all round. one of the things we do during crises like these is make sure when they have power are other issues affected, we immediately do what we need to stay on the air. we granted a number of special temporary authorization to make sure broadcasters could stay on the air. it is a hard thing for broadcasters and others to do. the broadcasting industry, the cable industry, and to the worst parts...
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fema right now provides individual assistance up to $31,000 for each homeowner. now, you can't rebuild a home for $31,000 particularly not in new york. if you didn't have insurance that covered or insurance claims didn't pay out or the insurance said sorry, it was a flood. it's not covered. what are you supposed to do? you're homeless, your family has nowhere to go. we have to be able to provide the resources for these families to rebuild. the businesses are suffering. i can tell you i saw many businesses where the structures were in rubble. but every business owner i talked to said to me, "i'm a new yorker. i'm going to rebuild and i'm going to rebuild better. i was born here. i'm going to stay here." and that determination and that gratitude for what they have and what they will have is what's going to make the difference. so i just want to thank you mr. president, for giving me a chance to advocate on behalf of our families. we do need the help of everyone in this chamber to do the right thing, to stand by others in their gravest time of need. that's what we'v
fema right now provides individual assistance up to $31,000 for each homeowner. now, you can't rebuild a home for $31,000 particularly not in new york. if you didn't have insurance that covered or insurance claims didn't pay out or the insurance said sorry, it was a flood. it's not covered. what are you supposed to do? you're homeless, your family has nowhere to go. we have to be able to provide the resources for these families to rebuild. the businesses are suffering. i can tell you i saw many...
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the gentleman may know that the fema director testified to the house yesterday that the agency can meet its need through the spring associated with the disaster. approximately $2 billion has been delivered with about $5 billion remaining in the disaster relief fund. so, again, no one is here saying we don't want to deliver the necessary aid to the victims because that is a priority. and -- but looking forward to receiving that request and taking a look at the numbers and the need to make sure we can move forward on that as well. and lastly, mr. speaker, postal reform. you know, the gentleman and i have, yes, talked about this a lot. know that the issue has to do with the obligations of the postal service and how we can address those to create a more balanced prospect for the future, to allow for its continuance. so we are looking at that as well and the gentleman knows there's a lot of discussion, both bipartisan and bicameral, on that issue as well. and i yield back. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman. obviously we are coming here to meet, we're focused on the fiscal cliff, but there are
the gentleman may know that the fema director testified to the house yesterday that the agency can meet its need through the spring associated with the disaster. approximately $2 billion has been delivered with about $5 billion remaining in the disaster relief fund. so, again, no one is here saying we don't want to deliver the necessary aid to the victims because that is a priority. and -- but looking forward to receiving that request and taking a look at the numbers and the need to make sure...
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i'm concerned because fema as an example would be cut by some $878 million. having witnessed the destruction in my district, we can ill afford that. cuts to nutrition programs, cuts to medicare. i implore our leadership in this house to bring a bold and balanced approach to solve our fiscal cliff crisis here today. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? without objection. ms. hahn: madam speaker, tonight in time's square, hundreds of thousands of people will be there at midnight to watch that ball drop. but here in congress we have also dropped the ball. we are in the final days of the 112th congress and no one expected us to be here on the house floor on new year's eve, but here we are racing towards that fiscal cliff, towards higher taxes on the middle class, on slashed investment for the american people, including nutrition for mothers and infants, education for our children, and our infrastructure. what part of the cliff sounds like a good plan? i know
i'm concerned because fema as an example would be cut by some $878 million. having witnessed the destruction in my district, we can ill afford that. cuts to nutrition programs, cuts to medicare. i implore our leadership in this house to bring a bold and balanced approach to solve our fiscal cliff crisis here today. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? without objection. ms. hahn: madam...
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fema cannot by statute provide recovery. they are responsible for -- and we need to take further steps through supplementals this month to be able to move toward full recovery and give those families and those businesses some hope that there's a future with them in new jersey and around the region. >> if i may with your indulgence conclude by saying number one we will wait for this to -- but the supplemental looks like an reserve judgment until then a number two, regardless of the size of the supplemental we need flexibility in being able to seek a recovery that we all want and number three in addition to a perfect storm there is another perfect storm here. we get this storm in the midst of the beginning of winter and most of the hurricanes are in the gulf. it's totally different in terms of the consequences. the ravishing of the winter months. if we have a nor'easter our defenses are so far down that person's immune system is susceptible and thirdly, we come with less than 30 days to the -- this just has to be done. i feel
fema cannot by statute provide recovery. they are responsible for -- and we need to take further steps through supplementals this month to be able to move toward full recovery and give those families and those businesses some hope that there's a future with them in new jersey and around the region. >> if i may with your indulgence conclude by saying number one we will wait for this to -- but the supplemental looks like an reserve judgment until then a number two, regardless of the size of...
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you remember all the stories about the fema trailers, about the credit, debit cards, whatever they were at that time, given out to people across the country, even if they were not in those areas. i think the american public wants to make sure there is a that level of accountability going into this sort of thing. but you raise a good point, we're at $239 billion in deficit, i think the first couple months of this year and they're talking about adding $60 billion on top of that. >> i'm trying to figure out what kind of spending is good and what kind of spending is bad. we're all spending. we know there are a lot of people in congress who are committed to cutting spending. but when you ask them about it, as we have this morning, they've got different -- they pledge their constituency to not increase taxes. they want to cut spending. but if new jersey doesn't get that spend, even if it's a little bit wasteful for heaven's sakes, we're really going to be hurt. >> one person's stimulus is another person's wasteful spending. the president talked time and time again, aside from the issue of the
you remember all the stories about the fema trailers, about the credit, debit cards, whatever they were at that time, given out to people across the country, even if they were not in those areas. i think the american public wants to make sure there is a that level of accountability going into this sort of thing. but you raise a good point, we're at $239 billion in deficit, i think the first couple months of this year and they're talking about adding $60 billion on top of that. >> i'm...
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fema can not provide for a full recovery. they are a response organization. we need to take further steps through a supplemental this month to be able to move towards a full recovery and give those families and businesses some hope that there is a future for them. >> let me close by saying, number one, we await what the supplemental looks like and we will reserve judgment until then. regardless of the size, we need flexibility in being able to seek the recovery we all want. in addition to a perfect storm, there is another perfect storm here. we get this storm in the midst of the beginning of winter. most of the hurricanes are in gulf seasons. totally different in terms of the consequences. fume -- huge in terms of the impact but still time to recover without the ravishing of the winter months. if we have a northeastern, our defenses are so down that it would be like a person's immune system being susceptible to any type of illness. thirdly, we come with less than 30 days to the end of the congress. have to be done. i feel like i have to be houdini to accompli
fema can not provide for a full recovery. they are a response organization. we need to take further steps through a supplemental this month to be able to move towards a full recovery and give those families and businesses some hope that there is a future for them. >> let me close by saying, number one, we await what the supplemental looks like and we will reserve judgment until then. regardless of the size, we need flexibility in being able to seek the recovery we all want. in addition to...
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the gentleman may know that the fema director testified to the house yesterday that the agency can meet its need through the spring associated with the disaster. approximately $2 billion has been delivered with about $5 billion remaining in the disaster relief fund. so, again, no one is here saying we don't want to deliver the necessary aid to the victims because that is a priority. and -- but looking forward to receiving that request and taking a look at the numbers and the need to make sure we can move forward on that as well. and lastly, mr. speaker, postal reform. you know, the gentleman and i have, yes, talked about this a lot. know that the issue has to do with the obligations of the postal service and how we can address those to create a more balanced prospect for the future, to allow for its continuance. so we are looking at that as well and the gentleman knows there's a lot of discussion, both bipartisan and bicameral, on that issue as well. and i yield back. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman. obviously we are coming here to meet, we're focused on the fiscal cliff, but there are
the gentleman may know that the fema director testified to the house yesterday that the agency can meet its need through the spring associated with the disaster. approximately $2 billion has been delivered with about $5 billion remaining in the disaster relief fund. so, again, no one is here saying we don't want to deliver the necessary aid to the victims because that is a priority. and -- but looking forward to receiving that request and taking a look at the numbers and the need to make sure...